Jensen Huang admits affair as Nvidia's board opens probe into foreign spy targeting

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has admitted to an extramarital affair, and the company's board has opened an independent investigation into whether he was the target of a foreign intelligence effort. Huang remains CEO during the probe.

The New York Times reported on Nov 8 that Huang told the board he had been intimate with a business executive whom U.S. intelligence determined to be a Chinese spy. According to CNBC, the woman is Alice Huang, who is tied to Nvidia customer Megaspeed, a company accused of helping restricted Chinese firms obtain Nvidia AI chips. The board said it would "examine all available information" but has "no reason to believe" national security or Nvidia secrets were compromised.

In a company-wide email the same day, Huang wrote, "I was unfaithful to my wife. My actions hurt her and our children," adding, "I am deeply sorry." When the story first surfaced in late October, Nvidia described the contact as a routine customer meeting. Three House Republican committee chairs had already asked Huang to attend a closed-door briefing on Nov 18. The Times' post breaking the news passed 1.3 million views; Nvidia's stock reaction comes when markets open Monday.